(595) Polyxena Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 March 1906 by A. Kopff at Heidelberg.
Where Polyxena is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Polyxena is 3.21 au from the Sun and 4.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 595 |
| Provisional designation | A906 FL |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 90.6 km (#290 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.145 |
| Rotation period | 11.8 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 7.96 |
| Orbital period | 5.74 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.98 – 3.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0707 |
| Inclination | 17.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 27 March 1906
More named asteroids discovered by A. Kopff
- (579) Sidonia
- (582) Olympia
- (584) Semiramis
- (585) Bilkis
- (589) Croatia
- (591) Irmgard
- (593) Titania
- (596) Scheila
- (606) Brangane
- (607) Jenny
- (608) Adolfine
- (612) Veronika
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